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> [Artists need not meet any standards to practice their craft... Virtually every other occupation requires some sort of license, union membership or something that says you are qualified.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-svob/artists-need-not-meet-any-standards-to-practice-their-craft-virtually/)

[Mike Svob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-svob/)

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## More by Mike Svob

> [The person viewing your work has no idea what the scene really looked like, nor do they care.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-svob/the-person-viewing-your-work-has-no-idea-what-the-scene-really-looked/)

[Mike Svob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-svob/)

> [The theme, or harmony, of a painting can be created by any one of its visual elements. A single colour... repetition of shapes... Light…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-svob/the-theme-or-harmony-of-a-painting-can-be-created-by-any-one-of-its/)

[Mike Svob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-svob/)

> [Think of the centre of interest in a painting as you would read it in a novel or see it in a movie. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-svob/think-of-the-centre-of-interest-in-a-painting-as-you-would-read-it-in/)

[Mike Svob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-svob/)

> [Put a symbol, or language of some sort, in a painting and it will be noticed by the viewer whether or not they can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-svob/put-a-symbol-or-language-of-some-sort-in-a-painting-and-it-will-be/)

[Mike Svob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-svob/)

> [The wide open nature of any truly creative artistic endeavor is one of its most important virtues, and one of its harshest realities. Only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-svob/the-wide-open-nature-of-any-truly-creative-artistic-endeavor-is-one/)

[Mike Svob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-svob/)

> [You have to understand how the human eye behaves when it views a scene for the first time. Work with that knowledge, and your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-svob/you-have-to-understand-how-the-human-eye-behaves-when-it-views-a/)

[Mike Svob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-svob/)

> [When we look at a painting, listen to a piece of music, read a novel, or watch a movie we are taking in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-svob/when-we-look-at-a-painting-listen-to-a-piece-of-music-read-a-novel-or/)

[Mike Svob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-svob/)

> [A painting with a message does not happen by accident. It happens when you place elements in their order of importance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-svob/a-painting-with-a-message-does-not-happen-by-accident-it-happens-when/)

[Mike Svob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-svob/)

> [All artists are illusionists of one kind or another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-svob/all-artists-are-illusionists-of-one-kind-or-another/)

[Mike Svob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-svob/)

> [By merely increasing or decreasing the amount of contrast in any area we can move the observer through the painting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-svob/by-merely-increasing-or-decreasing-the-amount-of-contrast-in-any-area/)

[Mike Svob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-svob/)

> [All paintings are abstract ideas, not representations of a true reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-svob/all-paintings-are-abstract-ideas-not-representations-of-a-true-reality/)

[Mike Svob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-svob/)

> [Being true to oneself more often leads one toward success rather than away from it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-svob/being-true-to-oneself-more-often-leads-one-toward-success-rather-than/)

[Mike Svob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-svob/)

> [Realistically there is no limit to the possibilities. How does an artist make decisions?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-svob/realistically-there-is-no-limit-to-the-possibilities-how-does-an/)

[Mike Svob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-svob/)

> [The way we see is critical to understanding how others will read our compositions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-svob/the-way-we-see-is-critical-to-understanding-how-others-will-read-our/)

[Mike Svob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-svob/)

> [That a viewer does not see what the artist intended does not make the composition a failure... In reality all artists speak first to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-svob/that-a-viewer-does-not-see-what-the-artist-intended-does-not-make-the/)

[Mike Svob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-svob/)

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